diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/importView/ImportViewController.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/importView/ImportViewController.kt
index 097bb7b..26acfa3 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/importView/ImportViewController.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/importView/ImportViewController.kt
@@ -3,28 +3,42 @@ package org.hso.texturesyncclient.view.importView
 import javafx.stage.FileChooser.ExtensionFilter
 import org.hso.texturesyncclient.controller.RootController
 import tornadofx.Controller
-import tornadofx.FileChooserMode
-import tornadofx.chooseFile
+import javafx.stage.FileChooser
+import java.io.File
+
 
 class ImportViewController : Controller() {
 
     private val iv = find(ImportView::class)
     private val rootc = find(RootController::class)
 
-    fun btnFileChooserAction() {
-        val list = listOf("*.png", "*.PNG", "*.jpg", "*.JPG", "*.jpeg", "*.JPEG")
-        val arrayFilter = arrayOf(ExtensionFilter("Texturen vom Bildformat: PNG oder JPG", list))
-        val file = chooseFile("Textur auswählen", arrayFilter, FileChooserMode.Single, owner = null)
+    private var lastImportDir: String = System.getProperty("user.home")
 
-        if (file.isNotEmpty()) {
-            iv.tfFilePath.text = file[0].absolutePath
-            iv.tfName.text = file[0].nameWithoutExtension
+    fun btnFileChooserAction() {
+        val fileChooser = FileChooser()
+        val fileExtensions = FileChooser.ExtensionFilter(
+            "Texturen vom Bildformat: PNG oder JPEG", "*.png", "*.PNG", "*.jpg", "*.JPG", "*.jpeg", "*.JPEG"
+        )
+
+        fileChooser.extensionFilters.addAll(fileExtensions)
+        fileChooser.initialDirectory = File(lastImportDir)
+        fileChooser.title = "Textur auswählen"
+
+        val file = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null)
+
+        if (file != null) {
+            iv.tfFilePath.text = file.absolutePath
+            iv.tfName.text = file.nameWithoutExtension
+            lastImportDir = file.parent.toString() //store last user chosen dir
         }
     }
 
     fun btnImportAction() {
         rootc.importTexture(iv.tfFilePath.text, iv.tfName.text, iv.cvTags.chips)
         rootc.switchImportToMain()
+        iv.tfFilePath.clear()
+        iv.tfName.clear()
+        iv.cvTags.chips.clear()
     }
 
     fun validateImport() {